1E- Kerygma

Question 1

what does Dodd suggest in ‘The Apostolic Preaching’ (book 1936)

Answer 1

speeches in acts 2 and 3 are about being confronted with truths and experiencing a joyful transformation in our lives

Question 2

who is CH Dodd

Answer 2

• welsh
  -protestant theologian
  -late 19th/early 20th century

Question 3

The 6 points of Dodd’s kerygma

Answer 3

1) Prophecies are fulfilled- reference to Joel and David
2) God was at work in life, death and resurrection of Jesus
3) Jesus has ascended to heaven
4) The HS has been given to the church- Peter said 500 people a day were converting due to healings from the HS
5) Jesus will return- Parousia as described in book of revelation
6) Repent and be baptised

Question 4

Give 5 challenges to Dodd’s kerygma

Answer 4

1) Schweitzer- world did not come to an end and Jesus did not return
2) Luke was a gentile so was not present at the speeches- didn’t experience first hand- RESPONSE- he was good friends with Paul
3) Acts appears too edited
4) Feels like Luke not Paul
5) Miraculous events hard for a modern age- Kerygma filled with thought that the world was ending

Question 5

give Bultmann’s radio quote

Answer 5

‘We cannot use electric lights and radios… and at the same time believe in the spirit and the wonder world of the NT’

Question 6

Give Bultmann’s points of the kerygma

Answer 6

F - forgiveness
M- masters of the universe - we aren’t in charge of the world
A -are finite
T- transcendent power in universe
C- can’t control world
H- hope of spirit for future- may find

Question 7

Biblical evidence to support Dodd’s Kerygma

Answer 7

• HS given to church supported by Acts 2:4 ‘they were all filled with the holy spirit and began to speak in other tongues’
• Matthew 16 ‘the son of man is coming with his kingdom’
  -Acts 2 ‘these people are not drunk it’s only 9 in the moring’